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I've been, finally, on a regime with supplements that includes magnesium for a few days now. One pill, I'll forget... But I'm on 8 or so now, and the bottles are on the corner of the table. I skip breakfast, but this in the morning, almost counts as a meal! (Seem to be dealing with...

HI @Sam39. Welcome to the sweetest place on the web. ;)

Completely forgot to come back to this! Well, I have one now... And I've worked my way up to 7 kilometers a day in distance, without too many problems. (Beyond that, the hurt sets in, but I'm working on it!). Didn't go for a pad because my gait is wonky, and I have a hard time walking in a...

Do you happen to know what the stones consisted of? Staghorns are supposed to be the result of repeated UTI's, and quite often that means they're struvite stones (Ureum build-ups, really). If that happened because of high blood sugars over the years before you got blood glucose control giving...

Hi @Suewantstolive , Excellent name you've gotten for yourself. Because you know that living is more than having a beating heart.... It's nice to be able to *do* some actual living, and you still have the will to try and get there, I think... Which is good. When I was diagnosed I was rather...

Cut the carbs, up the fats and protein. Skip the potatoes, pasta, bread etc, add in extra above-ground veg, meat, eggs, full fat dairy, fish and poultry. If he wants to stop losing weight. https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html might help some. Remember...

Hi @Ojay , You're responding in a ten year old Type 1 thread (how times flies, eh?), so your questions might be better suited in a thread of your own. The mods might be able to move this to something wholly yours, if you like. (@KennyA , @Nicola M ?) But to answer your question, basically all...

Ah, and that's why it's good to just give us too much information, as a rule. ;) Still, you're doing exceedingly well if you're able to lower your meds, and will be off the gliclazide entirely, soon. After that, you can let go of any worries over hypo's. Before that, it's good to keep something...

Being newly diagnosed is absolutely terrifying. It was for the bulk of us, I've rarely heard someone here or anywhere, take it in stride. But yeah... Metformin doesn't cause hypo's. You don't have to add in carbs, you can sit comfortably on a 4 or 5 mmol/l or even a little lower, and leave the...

It's funny how narcissistic people always tell others that they are. They're the victim, blame everything on others and take no responsibility whatsoever for what (they perceive as) went wrong in their lives. Not saying he is one.... But he does sound an awful lot like my father, even down to...

Oh, jeez... It wasn't foolishly, you just hoped what everyone hopes, being human and all: that it'll go away, good and proper. And it doesn't, which is just a solid disappointment. Good news being, you've done it before, you can likely do it again, if you want to. Just, you know. Careful with...

That's a grim view... Dr. Jason Fung helped people who were very, very diabetic back into remission, with diet, so... Why not? I do agree with @lessci though, a low carb diet combined with gliclazide would make you more likely to hypo. (Been there, done that, as no-one warned me!). You've been...

This sounds silly probably, as I'm only on my second sensor ever, but I've found that the patch lets loose the moment I have sunscreen near it. No idea if the same goes for the sensor itself, as I've been applying with some margin around it since the patches made a run for it... But it might be...

Call emergency services and go to a hospital? Do you not have travel/health insurance?

I wish I knew. For me, I'm currently doing everything right. Yet I can't shed weight and my HbA1c is a struggle. My CGM keeps telling me it's not the food I eat, after the food-spike it drops off to nicer 5-ish numbers for a few hours straight... It's my nights that are high (6 to 7) and dawn...

Right, I forgot about that bit... They can't actually get in touch with your healthcare providers to check whether or not you told a one-off, white lie though. Not that I'm endorsing it. But should the need arise again and things be tight... You know. Something to keep in the back of your mind...

Before your wallet goes ouch, you can get a free trial CGM over at the Freestyle website. I hope it'll help! Jo

Hi @Magiciain , and welcome, Putting it simply: Before you decide on anything, you might want to learn more, first? Find out what your numbers are so you know where you're starting from (when you get home might be more practical, though they might be found in an app if your surgery has one)...

Just want to say I'm sorry about the mess they made of your case, and the prognosis... I hope you'll see Christmas and far beyond that. Hugs, Jo

I love the "Just stress less" advice, because as you're finding, it's not always up to us. And sometimes, all someone needs is to hear they're allowed to let something go for the sake of their own health. So I mentioned it, just in case. When it's not that easy though, then yes, you tackle what...